Mike MacDonald (rugby)
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Mike MacDonald is a rugby union
footballer for Leeds Carnegie in National Division One. He plays for the USA National side and his usual position is at prop.
MacDonald graduated from Miramonte High School in 1999, and followed in the footsteps of his brother who also played rugby. Also involved in wrestling and football, MacDonald excelled, finishing 3rd in state wrestling during his senior year of High School. In his spare time, MacDonald enjoys playing many sports.
MacDonald began playing rugby during his sophomore year of high school in 1997, and would go on to win four rugby National Championships with the University of California – Berkeley; where he was named an All-American five times between 2000 and 2004. MacDonald's first test match was against Fiji in June 2000, and has gone on to record 58 caps for USA Rugby since that first match scoring 15 points.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer for Leeds Carnegie in National Division One. He plays for the USA National side and his usual position is at prop.
MacDonald graduated from Miramonte High School in 1999, and followed in the footsteps of his brother who also played rugby. Also involved in wrestling and football, MacDonald excelled, finishing 3rd in state wrestling during his senior year of High School. In his spare time, MacDonald enjoys playing many sports.
MacDonald began playing rugby during his sophomore year of high school in 1997, and would go on to win four rugby National Championships with the University of California – Berkeley; where he was named an All-American five times between 2000 and 2004. MacDonald's first test match was against Fiji in June 2000, and has gone on to record 58 caps for USA Rugby since that first match scoring 15 points.